Primary tuberculosis of stomach

J Indian Med Assoc. 2012 Mar;110(3):187-8.

Abstract

Gastric tuberculosis is mostly secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. Primary and isolated gastric tuberculosis is very rare. A case of primary gastric tuberculosis of stomach in a 45-year-old female, known diabetic and hypertensive who presented to the hospital with epigastric pain and vomiting is being reported. Endoscopy showed a gastric ulcerated nodular lesion and biopsy showed tuberculous granuloma. Repeat endoscopy after a course of antituberculosis treatment showed minimal gastritis and complete resolution of the ulcerated nodular lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Biopsy
  • Female
  • Gastroscopy / methods
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Rare Diseases
  • Stomach / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal* / complications
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal* / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal* / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal* / physiopathology
  • Vomiting / etiology

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents